Overspending ???

We know the Salary Cap goes up every year and every year the new class of free agents will make more than those in years past. (see Dockery vs Hutchinson deals). We didn’t fork over the $49 million that it took to get DD to sign a peice of paper but had we the big … Read more

The Return of Smoot

On Sunday, Fred Smoot was introduced to the media as the newest addition to the Washington Redskins. Always extremely popular with the fan base, Smoot’s signing consummates the return of the trash-talking prodigal son to D.C. Perhaps the best part of the presser was when Fred was asked if he had talked to Shawn Springs … Read more

Fletcher Signs with Redskins

London Fletcher will be a Washington Redskin next season. Fletcher was introduced at Redskin Park Saturday and has reportedly signed a 5-year, $25 million contract. Washington filled one of it’s biggest off season needs , a middle linebacker, and they’re getting a player familiar with the system. The deal re-unites the linebacker with Gregg Williams … Read more

Redskins Free Agency Notes

The NFL opened it’s free agency period on Friday and to Washington Redskins fans, that means that Derrick Dockery is free to sign with any other NFL team. Washington wanted to sign Dockery and keep him from hitting the free agent market, but talks obviously broke down, and now the big guard out of Texas … Read more

Capitals Deal Zednik

The Washington Capitals got a bit of an early jump and made a couple of moves the day before the National Hockey League trade deadline arrives on Tuesday. Richard Zednik was dealt to the New York Islanders for a second-round draft pick in 2007. Zednik has only played 32 games this season because of injury, … Read more

Zubrus Dealt to Buffalo

The Washington Capitals have dealt Dainius Zubrus to the Buffalo Sabres. In return, the Capitals get Buffalo’s first round pick in this year’s draft, and Jiri Novotny. The Sabres will also get defenseman Timo Hellbing from Washington’s American Hockey League affiliate Hershey Bears. Washington got good return for a player rental. General manager George McPhee … Read more

Jack Bauer, save us!

With free agency set to explode in about 183 hours, I’m torn as to how involved I want the Redskins to be this year. I’ll admit that part of me loves the big name splashes, if only for the immediate hope of what the future may bring. However, the other half of me feels that … Read more

Caps Fall to Sharks in Shootout

The Washington Capitals had a rare Wednesday night game at the Verizon Center against the San Jose Sharks. In what ended up being a very physical affair, the Sharks snapped a three game losing streak, and Washington came away on the losing side of a shootout for the seventh time in eight attempts this season. … Read more

Vinny Strikes As Lightning Down Capitals

Vincent Lecavalier extended his league lead to five goals with his 38th and 39th last night against the Washington Capitals. Lecavalier didn’t score in the shootout, but Tampa Bay earned the extra point regardless when teammate Martin St. Louis did. The Capitals opened the scoring at 9:07 of the first period when Tampa Bay’s Dan … Read more